Software Assurance benefits help you take full advantage of your investments in IT. A comprehensive program that includes a unique set of technologies, services, and rights to help deploy, manage, and use Microsoft products efficiently, Software Assurance helps keep your business up to date and ready to respond quickly to change and opportunity.

Reduce software and services costs with rights to new software releases and cost-efficient upgrades. Use consulting services to plan new, on-premises and cloud-based deployments (not available in the Open Licensing program). Improve operational efficiency through access to unique technologies and licensing rights. Increase overall user productivity with instructor-led technical training (not available with Open Licensing) and online end-user training (available with all licensing programs). Maintain an available and responsive IT infrastructure with around-the-clock support.